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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Thursday 27 September 12 13:34 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dee
So here I am again with many apologies for not being here sooner.  I received your message and believe you contacted my husband whilst I was away.  I have since been in touch with chithead and am very excited to extend our relationship regarding our family history. My sister, cousin Robert (Valerie's son) and I attended a reuinion several months ago at Colton on the West coast of Eyre Peninsula where our mother grew up and met some relatives that we never knew existed.  It was such a wonderful day and we were privelleged to be shown through Barnsdale Homestead where Ashley Clarke also lived.  The present owner is restoring the homestead and was very excited when we told him about the bible.  He would like photos and memorabilia to display in the house.
Since mum's passing my father has never been the same and is quite poorly at present.  It was their 60th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago and the next day was admitted to hospitilal where he remains.  The old bible still sits next to my mothers bed and embarrasingly still not repaired, however please have faith that it will.  I also have a bag of photos that will be scanned and sent to the Historical Society as I promised. Tonight I read the Old Bible Challenge from page 1 to page 14 and cried with sadness and joy at the wonderful journey of this bible.    :)

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Monday 02 May 11 14:13 BST (UK)  »
To all the wonderful followers of the Clarke Bible Challenge I would like to personally thank you for all the supportive messages of support and the interest that you have shown over the past 2 years in this truly amazing journey for our family.

As Dee mentioned earlier, sadly my mother recently passed but and I am so grateful my mother saw photos of the bible and the DVD that Dee and her dedicated friend had put together.  She remebered the bible from her childhood and I am so truely grateful to now to be in possession of this beautiful book from my past ancestors.

As I have promised to Dee my sisters and I are going to get the cover repaired and put together a collection of old photos that we have in our possesion for all our familily descendents. 

 :) JD

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Thursday 10 February 11 12:03 GMT (UK)  »
 ;D ;D ;D Hi Dee

What a wonderful post to come back too.

I am so truly grateful for all who have contibuted and researched into the Old Bible Challenge and still quite amazed at how we chanced upon it.

I would so love to get into contact with the Clarke family and share our family history. As yet I havent been through the photos  but will do so at some stage.  As i mentioned earlier we are so very lucky to have found so many named photos and many names unknown to me.  It would be wonderful to be able to share these.

My mother is at present back in hospital and my thoughts are dealing with the situation at this moment.  Please  be  patient with me and trust I will gather my thoughts and at some stage and deliver all the photos and information I have.

Dee I will call you soon and chat further.

JD  :) :) :)

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Saturday 05 February 11 13:23 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Dee :)

Due to mothers poor health and numerous trips to town I have not been on rootschat for so long and now attempting (and determined) to put something together regarding the Clarke family history.

I noticed a message regarding a Willam Gurr and although I am not 100% positive I may have a a photo of William.  If you can bear with me for a week or so I will attempt to go to my sisters and fossick through the photos. 

I also noticed your message regarding the Selway photo.  My father's best friend  (Adelaide) was an Allan Selway.  Not sure if this is a connection but worth a try I suppose.

 :)
JD

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 09:16 GMT (UK)  »
 :)Thank you Dee for your advice.....I so do appreciate it!!!! 

I will hold on to them.

JD  :-[

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 08:39 GMT (UK)  »
 :) I agree Alison.  If we hadnt chanced upon rootschat we would never have come so far.  How amazing that my sister remembered this wonderful box of goodies with photos, postcards etc. 

Another interesting thing we found from my Grandmother's box was a box of badges. Most of these badges stem from the war and they are very varied from the CWA to badges to supporting indigenous people.  My sister and I are unsure what to do with these.  Should we display them and frame them???  Should we dontate them to someone who may collect them?? They don't really mean that much to us as they are not personal but obviously my grandmother was a collector (or hoarder) and were dear to her. 

So much has unfolded during the last 2 months that it is quite hard to take it in!!!

JD  :)

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 04:44 GMT (UK)  »
  :):) :) Thank you Dee the article is wonderful.  As you can see by the photo, this was taken when infact she was 90. 

I will work at putting all the photos on a disk and we can go from there.  I also recall coming across a book at mother's place a few weeks ago "The Box Family reunion".  When I am next over in a few weeks I might dig it out as it may have some interesting info and photos in it.

JD  :)

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 03:53 GMT (UK)  »
 :) Thanks AussieMum & Dee for your kind thought. Despite her poor health she always enquires about the latest developments of the thread.  She is very excited about us finding the photos which we will bring to show her when we visit her in a few weeks.  It is very hard living away from her but I call everyday.

She cant recall why Ashley moved to Colton but the farming situaltion could be the answer.

My sister and I are also on another mission to visit Colton again and enquire about repairing Ashley's grave which we know was in a very bad state 14 years ago.

I have scanned a couple of pictures that may be of interest to you Dee from your research. One is of Mrs Box who brought up edna and myrtle and the other is of Myrtle & Unc.

JD  :)
 

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Australia / Re: Old Bible Challenge - CLARKE family
« on: Sunday 09 January 11 01:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi ROFL :D..what an amazing newspaper snippet.  This may shed some light on why Ashley Clarke moved to the West Coast and I'm aware from this thread that some moved to WA.

My mother has been quite poorly so I havent been able to "pry" further at this stage, but I will keep those interested posted.

 :)
JD

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